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Who knows what the regulations are for a Soviet warplane brought into the US but for most planes the owners are not able to just machine new parts unless the pl
by ben7799 6y ago
Who knows what the regulations are for a Soviet warplane brought into the US but for most planes the owners are not able to just machine new parts unless the plane is under an experimental certification. A lot of home built planes are under experimental certification. Civilian factory built planes and US warbirds are not and so they can't just machine new parts freely or the airworthiness certificate is at risk.
The regulations go on forever. If you make new parts you risk having to re-certify the plane which makes an expensive and difficult project get much harder.
- coopsmgoops 6y agoYou can choose to register any aircraft as "experimental" it'll hurt resale value but there's nothing stopping you from modifying your Cessna or your F-16 except some paperwork.
- ksherlock 6y agoPer the FAA's N-number lookup, it's experimental. I'm guessing Soviet aircraft built to destroy the US didn't bother with FAA certification. https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=620PF https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?N...
- ashtonkem 6y agoProbably not, but it would’ve been hilarious if they’d gotten one.